brain norepinephrine turnover, and memory and the need for Power

David C. McClelland¹ , J. Anderson Maddocks¹ and Dan P. McAdams^{1, 2}

(1)	Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, 02138 Cambridge, Massachusetts

(2)	Present address: Loyola University of Chicago, USA

Abstract Subjects were classified according to whether they were high or low in the need for Power and high or low in gain in 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG), a putative index of brain norepinephrine (NE) turnover, after engaging in some tasks that involved memory for story content. Subjects who were high inn Power and in the index of brain NE turnover showed better recall of power-related facts than subjects low on both these characteristics, confirming an earlier finding, which suggests that the need for Power is subserved by a noradrenergic reward system in the brain.

The need for power, brain norepinephrine turnover, and memory

Journal	Motivation and Emotion
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
ISSN	0146-7239 (Print) 1573-6644 (Online)
Issue	Volume 9, Number 1 / March, 1985
DOI	10.1007/BF00991546
Pages	1-10
Subject Collection	Behavioral Science
SpringerLink Date	Monday, January 10, 2005